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This new, first-of-its-kind gene therapy is currently under review by the US Food and Drug Administration for potential approval this year. (Photo: Pixabay)

New gene therapy can restore vision

Patients in the study had a condition called Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), which begins in infancy.

11 Nov 2017 9:48 AM

The integration of the intact gene through retroviral gene transfer into the genome of the epidermal stem cells had been successful. (Photo: Pixabay)

Gene therapy helps treat life-threatening skin disease

The integration of the intact gene through retroviral gene transfer into the genome of the epidermal stem cells had been...

11 Nov 2017 7:22 AM

Boy saved through experimental gene therapy on skin

The boy, was admitted to hospital in June 2015 with the devastating effects of a genetic disease called Junctional...

9 Nov 2017 3:03 AM

Researchers think they can improve the treatment and are trying again to tackle HIV by doctoring DNA. (Photo: Pixabay)

Can gene therapy be harnessed to fight the AIDS virus?

Scientists believe gene therapy ultimately will provide a long-term solution.

13 Feb 2018 6:44 AM

$The mini-kidneys lack a large artery, and without that the organs function will only be a fraction of normal. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Newsmakers

Now, new treatment for chronic kidney disease in the horizon

Gene therapy could slow down or even reverse damage to kidney cells, hence preventing chronic kidney disease.

7 July 2018 6:03 AM

The discovery is timely, as gene therapy is already becoming a reality for some with retinal diseases. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Gene and cell therapy can treat blindness causing syndrome

Study finds treatment for blindness causing syndrome.

27 Oct 2019 7:11 AM

The damage happens when new, weak blood vessels form behind the retina at the back of the eye. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Combat macular eye degeneration with gene therapy

Gene therapy effective for treating wet age-related macular degeneration: Study.

15 Oct 2019 6:32 AM

Gene therapy is emerging as one of the more promising alternatives to long-term anti-VEGF treatment. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Gene therapy can free patients from eye infections

Studies reveal that gene therapy effective for treating wet age-related macular degeneration.

15 Oct 2019 4:49 AM

Collagens are the most abundant proteins found in mammals, and declining collagen levels are associated with aging. (Photo: ANI)

Genetics finds answers to healthier life?

Genetic discovery holds implications for better immunity, longer life: Study.

23 Nov 2019 8:39 AM

Gene editing is intended as a more precise way to do gene therapy, to knock out a bad gene or supply a good one thats missing (Photo: AFP)

Study suggests feasibility of treating encephalopathy with gene...

Researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of the direct delivery of gene therapy by delivering it into the brain of a...

7 Jan 2020 12:25 PM

A newly designed three-part molecule could be the one answer patients with a certain form of breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds

Some study leaders consult for breast cancer drugmakers or for the company that makes the gene test.

3 Jun 2018 12:25 PM

This case brings to light the longest time between lens migration and eyelid swelling caused by it (Photo: AFP)

Gene therapy breakthrough wins world's largest vision award

Michael Redmond of the National Eye Institute in Maryland, had traced the cause of the disease.

5 Sept 2018 3:40 AM